original sin
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| original sin \əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.nəl sɪn\ |
original sin \əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.nəl sɪn\
- (Religion) Péché originel
- Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different. — (Oscar Wilde, The Major Works, 1891)
- L’humanité se prend beaucoup trop au sérieux ; c’est le péché originel du monde. Si les hommes des cavernes avaient su rire, l’Histoire serait bien différente. — (Oscar Wilde, Le portrait de Dorian Gray, traduction Eugène Tardieu et Georges Maurevert, éditeur A. Savine, 1895)
- Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different. — (Oscar Wilde, The Major Works, 1891)